Sheridan, New York

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Population in July 2008: 2,448. Population change since 2000: -13.7%

Males: 1,111	(45.4%)
Females: 1,337	(54.6%)

Median resident age:	43.1 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 14135.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,960 (it was $40,347 in 2000)

Sheridan:	$46,960
New York:	$53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,391

Sheridan:	$23,391
New York:	$29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,145 (it was $77,600 in 2000)

Sheridan:	$98,145
New York:	$311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $147,238; Detached houses: $132,005; Townhouses or other attached units: $285,588; In 2-unit structures: $114,584; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $86,835; Mobile homes: $184,093

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Races in Sheridan:

White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
Hispanic (2.4%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Other race (1.0%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Sheridan: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (29.2%), Polish (24.4%), Italian (16.5%), English (13.5%), Irish (11.9%), French (3.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 37.3 square miles.

Population density: 66 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sheridan

High school or higher: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
Unemployed: 4.0%
Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sheridan town

Never married: 18.4%
Now married: 57.8%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 14.5%
Divorced: 7.1%

35 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.2%
New York:	20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Sheridan:	2.0% ($1,556)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hamburg, NY (27.3 miles , pop. 56,259).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (35.4 miles , pop. 292,648).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (274.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Forestville, NY (2.0 miles ), Dunkirk, NY (2.0 miles ), Fredonia, NY (2.3 miles ), Hanover, NY (2.4 miles ), Silver Creek, NY (2.4 miles ), Arkwright, NY (2.6 miles ), Pomfret, NY (2.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $82,200
1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $72,700
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,000
1999: 12 buildings, average cost: $85,000
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $131,000
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $200,000
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $150,000
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $149,600
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $150,000
2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $180,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $200,000
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $212,500

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Latitude: 42.48 N, Longitude: 79.25 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 716

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Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Food (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Educational services (16%)
Food (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Average climate in Sheridan, New York

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Sheridan, New York average precipitation

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Sheridan-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.4 miles away from the Sheridan town center .

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.2 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Sheridan-area historical earthquake activity is below New York state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 90.6 miles away from Sheridan center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/26/1999 at 22:33:01, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 8.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 85.7 miles away from the city center
On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 72.8 miles away from Sheridan center
On 6/3/2001 at 22:36:46, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.5 miles away from the city center
On 5/25/1995 at 14:22:32, a magnitude 3.0 (2.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.2 miles away from Sheridan center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Sheridan:

BROOKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; DUNKIRK, NY)
LAKE SHORE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; IRVING, NY)
TLC HEALTH NETWORK (about 17 miles; GOWANDA, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Sheridan, NY

Amtrak station near Sheridan:

5 miles: DUNKIRK (108 E. 4TH ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sheridan:

SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 7 miles; FREDONIA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,758)
SUNY AT BUFFALO (about 27 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 21,661)
JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 2,662)
ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 32 miles; ORCHARD PARK, NY; FT enrollment: 2,389)
SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; ST BONAVENTURE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,538)
D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE (about 34 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 2,033)
SUNY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO (about 36 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 9,287)

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Cemeteries: Newell Cemetery (1), Saint Josephs Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Beaver Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sheridan and their reported violations in the past:

GNG COUNTRY STORE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sheridan that have no violations reported:

OUTER LIMITS CAFE, THE (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
SHERIDAN BAY PARK (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.2%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.2%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	7.1%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	2.0%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sheridan, NY

254 people in nursing homes
4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Sheridan compared to New York state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Chautauqua County New York:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (80%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Wood (5%) Electricity (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Sheridan

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church
Adherents	49.4%	15.8%	7.9%	3.1%	2.2%
Congregations	12.6%	23.2%	6.6%	4.0%	3.5%

Name	The Wesleyan Church	The Evangelical Covenant Church	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other religions
Adherents	1.9%	1.7%	1.6%	1.6%	14.7%
Congregations	2.5%	1.0%	4.0%	4.0%	38.4%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

3.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,171 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.46%
New York average:	5.41%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($601 average AGI)
Chautauqua County: 0.05%
New York average: 0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Erie County, NY	0.63% ($31,512 average AGI)
from Cattaraugus County, NY	0.39% ($26,697)
from Erie County, PA	0.20% ($28,938)

4.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,407 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.49%
New York average:	6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($266 average AGI)
Chautauqua County: 0.05%
New York average: 0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Erie County, NY	0.67% ($27,775 average AGI)
to Cattaraugus County, NY	0.29% ($24,071)
to Erie County, PA	0.25% ($34,942)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sheridan:

WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WDOE (1410 AM; 1 kW; DUNKIRK, NY; Owner: CHADWICK BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBEN (930 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGGO (1590 AM; 5 kW; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sheridan:

WBKX (96.5 FM; FREDONIA, NY; Owner: CHADWICK BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WUBJ (88.1 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
WNED-FM (94.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/C ASSOC.)
WDCX (99.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WWSE (93.3 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: MEDIA ONE GROUP, LLC)
WNJA (89.7 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING ASSOC)
W205BA (88.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WBUF (92.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WGRF (96.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRKT (100.9 FM; NORTH EAST, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WKZA (106.9 FM; LAKEWOOD, NY; Owner: CROSS COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WCOT (90.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WFBF (89.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WMHU (101.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, L.L.C.)
WCVF-FM (88.9 FM; FREDONIA, NY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES OF STATE UNIV. OF NY)
W203AW (88.5 FM; FREDONIA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sheridan:

WNYB (Channel 26; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WKBW-TV (Channel 7; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.)
WNGS (Channel 67; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: CAROLINE K. POWLEY D/B/A UNICORN/SPRINGVILLE)
WIVB-TV (Channel 4; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
WGRZ-TV (Channel 2; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
WUTV (Channel 29; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WUTV LICENSEE, LLC)
WNED-TV (Channel 17; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NY PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOC.)
WNLO (Channel 23; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
W46BA (Channel 46; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING.ASSN.)
WDTB-LP (Channel 39; HAMBURG, NY; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WFHW-LP (Channel 58; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITIZENS TELEVISION SYSTEM, INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Sheridan, New York:

Fatal accident count: 10
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
Fatalities: 10
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 23
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

New York average:

Fatal accident count: 71
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 103
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
Fatalities: 77
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 178
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10

See more detailed statistics of Sheridan fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 20
Total length: 102 meters (335ft)
Total costs: $20,496,000
Total average daily traffic: 224,819
Total average daily truck traffic: 43,304

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 2
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 16
1960-1969: 0
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 1

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Sheridan, NY

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

CHRISTINE A VERRE, O'brien Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.7 m, Overall height: 49.3 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Fire Station Center Rd, Call Sign: KNBL897, Licensee ID: L00097680
Assigned Frequencies : 46.1000 MHz, 46.1400 MHz
Grant Date: 09/21/2001, Expiration Date: 10/23/2011
Registrant: Sheridan Fire District, Sheridan, NY 14135-0122, Phone: (716) 673-1829

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 6
Good Intent Call: 1

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